Nya Rawlyns: I’ve been writing all my
life, although much of it comes from a technical writing background. That
instilled discipline and precision in how I attack a story. I am known as an
‘economical’ writer, albeit one who enjoys the challenge of complex plots and
conflicted characters.

For some reason, I
gravitated first to erotica/erotic romance (which I’m sure made for interesting
responses when my son was asked ‘how’s your mom doing?’ … mothers live for those
moments). I write ‘sensual’, even when I’m doing an action scene. When I found
I had a fairly substantial male following, I added more action-adventure,
finding that balance of sensual and pulse-pounding action to be a pretty good
fit for my ‘voice’.

I love writing first person
– generally not the voice-of-choice for most authors and sometimes
disconcerting for readers. But it gives my stories a gritty edge and a unique
tone to my male characters.

As for me: I have three
horses, Hens from Hell and nine chickzillas, two cats, and two parakeets. The
Firstborn does ‘Rowdy Mixes’ for the iPod he bought me and I write to an
ear-bleed volume. I drive a truck (and don’t real women do that little thing?)
and I have a Muse. His name is Rowan. And no, you can’t have him.

Holly: Can you tell us a little bit
about your book [Blood Haven, Book One: Micah]?

Nya Rawlyns: Well, let’s start off with
the blurb:

Poseurs and tourists gather
in a pretend world that chains NYC's Goth and Vamp subcultures in profitable
bondage. Only the Council knows what's real, what isn't. There are rules: for
engagement, for feeding, for exhibitionism.

Private eye Micah Shephard
exists on the city's fringes—the go-to man when the evidence points to the
impossible, to where truth and answers seldom intersect. A venerable city
institution offers him a generous per diem. It's just another job, until Micah
realizes the new client is unexpectedly ... himself.

I was doing some group
speculative fiction, assuming a secondary character’s identity but found early
on this man was a headliner, not some throwaway plot element. As these things
go, the group dispersed and I had the rights to my character. He is one of my
most conflicted MCs (and I specialize in males with flexible moral codes) who
has spent a lifetime walking on the edges of the dark side. As the body count
piles up, Micah finds himself with a strange client list of interested parties
… and retainers that make his blood run cold.

When he decides to take the
plunge…

The Haven was on 25th. It
was still early so I found a pizza joint, chowed down and weighed my options
for the evening.

For a change, they looked
pretty good. That made me cocky and careless, a bad combination.

I was thirty-five years old,
looking back on nineteen, meaning to misbehave.

I got more than I bargained
for. I got déjà vu.

With the echo of ‘you get to
live’ ringing in his ears, Micah sets off for the Big Easy to follow up on
leads and an agenda from a man Micah suspects is more than he seems.

Due to a little hiccough in the publishing adventure, Blood Haven: Micah is currently offered as a free read on my website: http://blood-haven.weebly.com/ The adventure will continue in April with Cajun Gothic, with chapters posted weekly.

Holly: Are you working on anything
at the moment?

Nya Rawlyns: Aside from

plowing ahead
with books 3 and 4 for Blood Haven,
and book 3 for Guardians of the Portals,
I do have a special project titled Saints and Sinners, writing under
the pen name ‘Kennedy Streath’. Book One is Roman and I am writing
this literally on the fly as a serial, publishing 1-2 chapters per week. I have
character bios, location photos, news bits about the racial/cultural tensions
in northeast PA coal country … all with a dark urban fantasy/paranormal twist.
I

touch on bullying, hate
crimes, loss, redemption … all with a male character who I think (I hope!) will
be new, different and keep readers guessing until the end of book one. So far,
my readers are very much on board.

Nya Rawlyns:Well, a huge ‘thank you’ for
picking me out of the ocean of really great books out there. I have readers who
say they are ‘addicted’ to my writing, others who bug me for sequels, still
more who pant for the next chapter when I’m doing one of my ‘write-on-the-fly’
serialized novels. Those folks literally make it worth getting out of bed in
the morning. It’s the reason I started two websites devoted to letting stories
evolve organically over a matter of weeks, including visuals, discussions about
the characters and the locations, and grooving on the interactive elements with
readers suggesting where the story might go next.

They keep me humble, they
keep me writing.

Holly: Are you reading anything
interesting at the moment? If so, what is it?

Nya Rawlyns: Black Tiger by Greta van der
Rol, this is a romantic suspense that revolves around the illegal poaching of
tigers from preserves in India. Greta has a strong background in history and it
shows in the attention to detail. She is also a master of creating incredibly
strong, hot, swoonable alpha males (if you don’t believe me, go look at her
Iron Admiral series, Starheart or Morgan’s Choice, then we can sit down and
debate Ravindra vs Saahren vs Hudson). In Black Tiger, ‘Ash’ jumped to the top
of my leader board. <excuse, I need ice cubes>

Holly: Can you tell us some of your
latest news, what are your plans for 2012/2013?

Nya Rawlyns: For the coming year, I am
collaborating with Sessha Batto to write another serial: Third Eye Blind. We’ve
each selected a character and we’ll alternate chapters using those two POVs,
letting the story emerge organically. I’m a ‘pantser’ (writes by the seat of
her pants, i.e. not an outliner) so this might be a challenge since it’s a
straight crime novel. Right now we have a couple of chapters up and plan to get
going seriously after we clear the deck on current commitments.

Nya Rawlyns: Right now: dark urban fantasy. I tend to read in ‘waves’, early on it was
SciFi, then romance, clearing the palette with historicals and the odd literary
(still looking for a definition, if you have a good one, I’m listening).

Holly: TV Shows or Movies?

Nya Rawlyns: Oy vey,
tough call. We collect TV show DVDs. I did season 2 of Vampire Diaries over a
2-day period, my only sustenance take-out Chinese. (And in case you were wondering,
it’s Damon)

Holly: Dark Chocolate or Milk
Chocolate?

Nya Rawlyns: Dark, but I will suffer for my art and accept the occasional light,
especially if it’s embracing a jelly interior.

Thanks so much for having
me. It’s been a pleasure!

Books by Nya Rawlyns

Blood Haven Series #1: Micah#2: Cajun GothicGuardians of the Portals Series #1: Trey#2: WolfHunger Hurts Series #1: Acid Jazz SingerThe Shadow of This World (standalone novel)Dance Macabre (short fiction)Finish Line (novella)Skin (single title, standalone)Hunter's Crossing (standalone)Sculpting David (novella)Dancing in the Dark: An Anthology of Erotica (editor) - out of print

Awards and Recognition

Gold Medal for Excellence in Digital Publishing: Erotica

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